MOBILE, Alabama - Former McGill-Toolen quarterback Harry Satterwhite, who led the Yellow Jackets to the Class 6A state semifinals last year, has signed a scholarship with the University of West Alabama.

"Harry had some other options," said Yellow Jackets coach Caleb Ross, who was Satterwhite's offensive coordinator in 2013. "He had some Division III offers. He had some invited walk-on opportunities as places like Troy and Southern Miss. There were several options out there, but West Alabama is a really good fit for him. They are an up-and-coming program that wanted to make a connection in this area, and they got a very good player."

Satterwhite passed for 2,615 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2013, leading McGill to a 12-2 season. The 6-foot-1, 183-pound standout completed 64 percent of his passes for the Yellow Jackets.

"He's a winner," Ross said. "Harry is a guy who will be successful not matter what he does in life. He is a worker. He does whatever you tell him to do without asking questions. Not to mention, he's a great quarterback and a smart quarterback. He easily picked up some of the more advanced stuff I asked him to do."

Satterwhite said he was sold on West Alabama after a recent trip to campus.

"I met head coach Brett Gilliland and his staff on a trip a few weeks ago," he said in a press release. "We toured the athletic facilities, the classrooms and the rest of the campus. I had a great time, and I decided on that same day that UWA was a good fit for me both athletically and academically."

Satterwhite will report to fall camp with the Tigers to begin practice Aug. 11.